Liam Deasy

Liam Deasy (1898-1974) was an Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish Civil War.

Biography
Liam Deasy was born in Bandon, County Cork in 1898, and he served as an IRA officer during the Irish War of Independence as commander of the 3rd Cork Brigade. In 1922, he rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty, joining the Irish Republican Army to overthrow Michael Collins' pro-treaty government. On 25 July-5 August 1922, Deasy led 2,000 IRA troops at the Battle of Kilmallock, the largest battle of the Irish Civil War, and the IRA was defeated. In January 1923, Deasy was captured by Irish Free State troops near Clonmel and sentenced to death, although he was spared execution when he convinced his men to surrender as well. Deasy died in 1974 at the age of 76.